The NBA’s 2026-27 preseason begins Oct. 3 with the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors meeting at Videotron Centre in Quebec City. The exhibition schedule then runs through Oct. 16, giving teams a final two-week evaluation window before the regular season begins. The leaguewide release adds useful detail to a fall calendar that had previously been … Read more
The 2026 NBA Christmas Day schedule features five nationally televised games on Friday, Dec. 25, beginning at noon ET and continuing through the late-night window. The slate includes a rematch of the 2026 NBA Finals, LeBron James’s record 21st Christmas appearance and several of the league’s leading contenders. 2026 NBA Christmas Day schedule and TV … Read more
The Cleveland Cavaliers made it official on Tuesday, confirming they have re-signed James Harden to a new three-year contract worth roughly $97 million.
“The Beard is back in The Land. We have officially resigned James Harden to a multi-year contract,” the team wrote in its announcement.
The 2026-27 NBA regular season starts Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. Training camps open Sept. 22-29, preseason games begin Oct. 3, and the calendar runs through Christmas Day, the Feb. 11 trade deadline, All-Star Weekend and the April play-in tournament before the playoffs. Every confirmed date is below, along with the handful of dates the league has not announced yet.